Faraday to Henry Enfield Roscoe   25 February 1857

[Royal Institution embossed letterhead] | 25 Feby 1857 | Royal Institution | Albemarle St W.

My dear Mr. Roscoe

Your letter is very kind and I would on no account risk offending you¹. But I know the value of a personal remembrance & I think the portrait ought to be in its right place with you.- I think so of those which I have and should never allow a mistake to cause the displacement of the least of them. I would send the portrait back at once but fear to annoy you in some way & so shall wait until I see you face to face & then

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

H.E. Roscoe Esqr | &c &c &c